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The Trump family’s crypto project is deeply embroiled in a trust crisis, with Sun Yuchen accusing WLFI of hiding backdoor control rights
Recently, the crypto project associated with the Trump family, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has been facing a serious investor trust crisis, accused of setting up a backdoor in the token smart contract and allowing the project team to freely freeze, restrict, or block user access to funds.
The central figure in this controversy is Tron founder Sun Yuchen, who has invested over $100 million in the project twice, becoming the first investor to claim that his

After the failure of Middle East peace talks, Trump’s 50% tariff threat deals a heavy blow to Bitcoin
After the announcement that Middle East peace talks had failed, U.S. President Trump issued a series of tough statements one after another. He not only ordered the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, but also threatened to impose a 50% tariff on countries that supply weapons to Iran, further pushing Bitcoin prices down again.
Trump posted on social media that the negotiations were progressing smoothly and that, aside from the issue of nuclear weapons, both sides had reached agreement on most oth

CFTC Chair Says Will Continue to Defend Agency’s Exclusive Regulatory Authority Over Prediction Markets
Recently, CFTC Chair Mike Selig stated at the Vanderbilt University Digital Asset Summit that the agency will continue to defend its "exclusive regulatory authority" over prediction markets in court.
Selig emphasized that whether in sports, politics, or other fields, as long as the derivatives are legally offered on exchanges regulated by the CFTC, they fall under federal regulation, and states have no authority to replace federal derivatives laws with gambling laws for regulation.
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Ceasefire Turns into Blockade: Trump Locks Down Strait, Sparks Oil Price Surge, Market Faces Dual Test Before Earnings Season
April 13 News, The US and Iran held talks in Pakistan that lasted over 20 hours but ultimately failed to reach an agreement. Trump immediately ordered the US Navy to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, intercept all ships paying tolls to Iran, and threatened to resume limited military strikes against Iran.
On Monday, April 13, at the market open, WTI crude oil surged more than 9%, briefly rising over 10% to above $105; Brent crude futures hit a high of $103. Meanwhile, all t

U.S. BTC and ETH spot ETFs this week nearly $1 billion in net inflows, with BlackRock's products leading the fund inflows
According to SosoValue data, U.S. BTC spot ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $786 million this week, marking two consecutive weeks of net inflows;
Among them, BlackRock's IBIT and Fidelity's FBTC ranked first and second in net inflows this week, with $612 million and nearly $152 million respectively;
Next are Grayscale BTC, Bitwise BITB, and ARK 21Shares ARKB, which recorded weekly net inflows of $26.66 million, $25.05 million, and $18.33 million respectively;
Followed by

U.S. BTC and ETH spot ETFs saw a total net inflow of over $305 million on Friday, with products under BlackRock leading the fund inflows.
On April 11, according to Farside's latest data, U.S. BTC spot ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $240 million yesterday, marking the third day of net inflows this week; and there was no net outflow of BTC ETFs yesterday.
Among them, BlackRock's IBIT and Fidelity's FBTC ranked first and second in net inflows yesterday, with nearly $138 million and $78 million respectively.
Next were Bitwise's BITB and Grayscale's BTC, which recorded daily net inflows of $9.

U.S. March CPI Rises Sharply, Bitcoin Price Does Not Significantly Surge
As the situation of the U.S.-Iran war continues to ferment, market concerns over U.S. inflation trends are intensifying. Experts previously predicted that, affected by the war, the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) would experience a significant spike.
Meanwhile, the highly anticipated March CPI data was officially released last night. This is the first full month of inflation data since the outbreak of the U.S.-Iran war, and the results closely align with market expectations, showing a notable increase in U.S. inflation.
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issues the first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses; HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank are among those prominently listed
On April 10, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced that, in accordance with the Stablecoin Ordinance (Chapter 656), it has officially granted stablecoin issuer licenses to Dingdian Financial Technology Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, effective on the same day.
It is worth noting that Dingdian Financial Technology was established as a joint venture by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited,

Over $2.2 billion in BTC and ETH options expire today, with limited expected impact on the spot market
April 10, about 26,592 Bitcoin options contracts are set to expire, with a notional value of $1.9 billion. The expiration size is relatively small, similar to last week, and is expected to have limited impact on the spot market.
In terms of the options structure, this week’s expiring contracts have a put/call ratio of 0.72, with bullish positions outweighing bearish ones. Deribit data shows the maximum pain point is around $69,000, below the spot price, and many contracts that expire may be i

Japan adopts an amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, bringing crypto assets into the scope of financial product regulation
On April 10, the Cabinet Meeting of Japan approved an amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, for the first time formally including crypto assets within the scope of financial product regulation;
This also means that the legal status of crypto assets in Japan is being upgraded from the previous “means of payment” to a financial product similar to stocks and bonds.
Under the amendment, issuers of crypto assets will be required to make in

U.S. BTC and ETH Spot ETFs See Over $443 Million in Net Inflows on Thursday
On April 10, according to the latest data from SoSovalue, the U.S. BTC spot ETF recorded a total net inflow of $358 million yesterday, marking the second day of net inflows this week; and there was no net outflow of BTC ETF funds yesterday.
Among them, BlackRock's IBIT led the net inflow yesterday with $269 million (equivalent to about 3,740 BTC), bringing IBIT's total net inflow to $63.59 billion.
Next are Fidelity's FBTC and Bitwise's BITB, which recorded single-day net inflows of $53.33 million (740.71 BTC) and $11.

Direct US-Iran negotiations will commence this Saturday, aiming to reach a permanent ceasefire agreement
According to market sources, a Pakistani government official revealed that representatives from the United States and Iran will hold "direct" talks in Islamabad, aiming to reach a "permanent ceasefire" agreement.
The negotiations are scheduled to start on Saturday, hosted by Pakistan, with the meeting taking place at a heavily guarded military facility organized and secured by the Pakistani military.
The format of the talks will include direct and indirect contacts between the delegations,

The US February PCE report will be released tonight, and the market expects the Federal Reserve to maintain a high interest rate policy environment in April.
On April 9th, the market generally predicts that the February Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, to be announced tonight at 8:30 PM, will be significantly higher than the Fed's 2% long-term inflation target, which may force the Fed to continue its high interest rate policy at the April monetary policy meeting.
Meanwhile, the core PCE, one of the key indicators the Fed uses to measure inflation levels (excluding volatile

U.S. BTC and ETH Spot ETFs Experience a Total Net Outflow of $143 Million on Wednesday
On April 9, according to the latest data from SoSovalue, the U.S. BTC spot ETF recorded a total net outflow of nearly $125 million over two consecutive days;
Fidelity's FBTC and Ark & 21Shares' ARKB experienced single-day net outflows of $79.12 million (approximately 1,110 BTC) and $74.70 million (approximately 1,050 BTC), respectively;
Grayscale's GBTC saw a single-day net outflow of $11.10 million (155.85 BTC), with a total net outflow of $26.08 billion so far;
Notably, BlackRock's IBIT was the only BTC ET

Michael Saylor: Bitcoin May Have Bottomed Out in Early February, Quantum Computing Threat Risks Are Overstated
On April 9, Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor stated at an event hosted by Mizuho (Japan's Mizuho Financial Group) that Bitcoin is likely to have bottomed around $60k in early February, with the bottom more determined by seller exhaustion than valuation.
Saylor believes that current market selling pressure is limited, mainly due to ETF fund inflows absorbing daily supply, and more companies reallocating assets into Bitcoin.
Regarding the next bull market catalyst, Saylor thinks it wi

After a two-week ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, Iran has not relaxed its control over the Strait of Hormuz.
On April 9, according to The Wall Street Journal, Iran has notified mediators that it will limit the number of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz to about 12 per day and will charge a toll.
This move clearly exceeds the scope of the ceasefire agreement reached under Trump’s mediation, indicating that Tehran intends to formalize the temporary wartime control into a long-term management mechanism.
Iranian state media Press TV reported that the Strait of Hormuz has bee